Caproni Ca.33 crash, May 4, 1919 (4 killed), Bratislava-I...
Caproni Ca.33 accident on May 4, 1919 near Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan Rastislav Štefánik Bratislava Region, Slovakia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: May 4, 1919
- Aircraft: Caproni Ca.33
- Location: Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan Rastislav Štefánik Bratislava Region, Slovakia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not established; accounts point to engine overheating or failure, and a shooting down rumour is
General Milan Rastislav Štefanik died on 4 May 1919 when an Italian Caproni aircraft crashed near Ivanka pri Dunaji while trying to land near Bratislava. The two pilots, the radio operator and Štefanik were all killed.